Mitigation of Social Impacts of Alternative Road Development Plans Based on Local Wisdom in West Sumatra, Indonesia by null Priyambodo, Kristian Buditiawan, Agung Budi Irawan, Dendy Setyawan, Herrukmi Septa Rinawati, null Afriyanni, null Momon, Elsa Yolarita, Vivi Ukhwatul Khasanah Masbiran, Imbang Dananjaya

“…This study recommends three things, namely, (1) conduct intensive and responsive socialization and approach; (2) approach community involvement through a community-based approach and traditional leaders; and (3) prepare alternative livelihoods based on community interest, local potential, market opportunities, and financial feasibility as well as providing capital for businesses.…”
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A Deep Learning-Based Approach to Enable Action Recognition for Construction Equipment by Jinyue Zhang, Lijun Zi, Yuexian Hou, Mingen Wang, Wenting Jiang, Da Deng

“…The contributions of this research are as follows: (1) the development of a comprehensive video dataset of 2,064 clips with five action types for excavators and dump trucks; (2) a new deep learning-based CEAR approach (known as a simplified temporal convolutional network or STCN) that combines a convolutional neural network (CNN) with long short-term memory (LSTM, an artificial recurrent neural network), where CNN is used to extract image features and LSTM is used to extract temporal features from video frame sequences; and (3) the comparison between this proposed new approach and a similar CEAR method and two of the best-performing HAR approaches, namely, three-dimensional (3D) convolutional networks (ConvNets) and two-stream ConvNets, to evaluate the performance of STCN and investigate the possibility of directly transferring HAR approaches to the field of CEAR.…”
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GFTT: Geographical Feature Tokenization Transformer for SAR-to-Optical Image Translation by Hongbo Liang, Xuezhi Yang, Xiangyu Yang, Jinjin Luo, Jiajia Zhu

“…In this article, we introduce a novel tokenization, namely geographical imaging tokenizer (GIT), which captures imaging style of ground materials in the optical image. …”
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A Magnetohydrodynamics Simulation of Coronal Mass Ejections in the Upper Corona at 2.5R⊙ ≤ r ≤ 19R⊙ by Keiji Hayashi, Chin-Chun Wu, Kan Liou

“…To determine the numerical perturbation on the 2.5 R _⊙ inner boundary surface, a kinetic self-similar model with a torus-shaped magnetic-field rope and a spherically symmetric plasma structure translating and expanding at the constant speed (named TICK model) is developed. A solar-wind MHD model (C.…”
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Enhancing flame resistance properties and water resistance of rigid polyurethane foam using microencapsulation by Gang Tang, Zedong Gong, Mengru Liu, Yanbei Hou, Kang Tao, Kang Dai, Shihua Zhang

“…Additionally, iron oxide nanoparticles (Nano-Fe2O3) are used to modify the flame retardant surface post-microencapsulation (named as SiPAPP@Fe2O3) to further suppress smoke release. …”
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Effectiveness of Space Spraying on the Transmission of Dengue/Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DF/DHF) in an Urban Area of Southern Thailand by Suwich Thammapalo, Supaporn Meksawi, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…Two significant predictors for being a secondary case were both related to the house of the index case, namely, absence of window screens and being constructed with corrugated iron sheets. …”
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An Enhanced Plane Wave Expansion Method to Solve Piezoelectric Phononic Crystal with Resonant Shunting Circuits by Ziyang Lian, Shan Jiang, Hongping Hu, Longxiang Dai, Xuedong Chen, Wei Jiang

“…An enhanced plane wave expansion (PWE) method is proposed to solve piezoelectric phononic crystal (PPC) connected with resonant shunting circuits (PPC-C), which is named as PWE-PPC-C. The resonant shunting circuits can not only bring about the locally resonant (LR) band gap for the PPC-C but also conveniently tune frequency and bandwidth of band gaps through adjusting circuit parameters. …”
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JSTC: Travel Time Prediction with a Joint Spatial-Temporal Correlation Mechanism by Alfateh M. Tag Elsir, Alkilane Khaled, Pengfei Wang, Yanming Shen

“…In this paper, we introduce a unified deep learning-based framework named joint spatial-temporal correlation (JSTC) mechanism to improve the accuracy of OD travel time prediction. …”
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Mineral Composition of Four Edible Mushrooms by S. E. Mallikarjuna, A. Ranjini, Devendra J. Haware, M. R. Vijayalakshmi, M. N. Shashirekha, S. Rajarathnam

“…Two cultivated mushroom species, namely, Lentinula edodes and Pleurotus florida and two wild growing species Lentinus cladopus and Pleurotus djamor were studied for their mineral contents such as Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, Se, Pb, and Cd by Inductive Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and also Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, (AAS). …”
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Application of PS2M Aptamer as Receptor Layer for Electrochemical Detection of Lead Ions by Izabela Zaras, Olga Kujawa, Marcin Olszewski, Marta Jarczewska

“…Recently, it was shown that lead ions can also be detected using affinity-based biosensors, namely, using aptamers as recognition elements. In most cases, thrombin binding aptamer (TBA) was utilized; however, there are more examples of DNA aptamers which could also serve that purpose. …”
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Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: A Report of Two Cases, One with Severe Retinopathy and One with Renal Failure by Naoko Kudo, Masakatsu Usui, Yukiharu Nakabo, Ken-ichi Yoshida, Kenji Miki, Takashi Osafune, Keisuke Nishimura, Shinsaku Imashuku

“…At onset, Case 1, a 63-year-old female, developed CNS symptoms—namely, drowsiness and syncope. Case 2, a 58-year-old male, had nausea and dysgeusia on admission associated with renal failure, which is quite rare in patients with WM. …”
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One-Instant Flux Observer design for Three-Phase induction motor with reduced bound active load rejection speed controller by AKRAM HASHIM HAMEED, SHIBLY A. AL-SAMARRAIE, AMJAD JALEEL HUMAIDI

“…The speed controller is developed by combining the backstepping control with disturbance observers to estimate the unmatched load torque named quasi-sliding mode observer (QSMDO), and nonlinear disturbance observer (NLDO). …”
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A New Cooperative MIMO Scheme Based on SM for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Wireless Sensor Network by Yuyang Peng, Jaeho Choi

“…In this paper, a new CMIMO scheme based on the spatial modulation (SM) technique named CMIMO-SM is proposed for energy-efficiency improvement. …”
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Postfire Residual Strength and Morphology of Concrete Incorporating Natural Rubber Latex Exposed to Elevated Temperatures by Paul O. Awoyera, Hadee Mohammed Najm, Olusegun David Adefarati, Moutaz Mustafa A. Eldirderi, Khaled Mohamed Khedher, Husam Al Dughaishi, Jawad Al Lawati, Abdalrhman Milad

“…Four different concrete mixes were considered for the investigation, namely, a control sample made without natural rubber latex, the second sample containing 1% natural rubber latex, the third sample containing 1.5% natural rubber latex, and the fourth sample containing 3% of natural rubber latex. …”
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Seismic Response Characteristics of Stabilizing Pile Based on Elastic-Plastic Analysis by Honglue Qu, Ying Liu, Hao Luo, Huanguo Hu, Qindi Hu

“…In addition, under the different design parameters, pile shows different seismic response characteristics; namely, changing these parameters reasonably can improve the seismic design.…”
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Exploring the Potential of <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> Fibers in Eco-Friendly Composite Materials: A Review by Cristiano Fragassa, Ana Pesic, Sara Mattiello, Ana Pavlovic, Carlo Santulli

“…Experimental results demonstrate that <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> fibers, especially when treated with alkali and silane, or combining both treatments, can exhibit mechanical properties quite comparable to other natural fibers, namely to those obtained from grass species. As with any other type of waste, yet with more interest for its wide accumulation over the coastal line, the use of <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> in composites may contribute to reducing the environmental footprint of these materials, aligning with circular economy principles. …”
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Improving the Performance of Whale Optimization Algorithm through OpenCL-Based FPGA Accelerator by Qiangqiang Jiang, Yuanjun Guo, Zhile Yang, Zheng Wang, Dongsheng Yang, Xianyu Zhou

“…With above platform, a novel parallel framework of WOA named PWOA is presented. The proposed framework comprises two feasible parallel models called partial parallel and all-FPGA parallel, respectively. …”
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Co(II) and Cd(II) Complexes Derived from Heterocyclic Schiff-Bases: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation, and Biological Activity by Riyadh M. Ahmed, Enaam I. Yousif, Mohamad J. Al-Jeboori

“…New monomeric cobalt and cadmium complexes with Schiff-bases, namely, N′-[(E)-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]furan-2-carbohydrazide (L1) and N′-[(E)-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]thiophene-2-carbohydrazide (L2) are reported. …”
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Pullout Test on Fully Grouted Bolt Sheathed by Different Length of Segmented Steel Tubes by Xiaowei Feng, Nong Zhang, Guichen Li, Gangye Guo

“…For instance, the sequence for segments detachment had its specific order of priority; the failure form of bolting system, the load oscillation characteristics, and the final displacement were highly determined by the length of the last segment, namely, the one fixed by clamp of testing machine. …”
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Development of p-y Curves of Laterally Loaded Piles in Cohesionless Soil by Mahdy Khari, Khairul Anuar Kassim, Azlan Adnan

“…Modification factors were studied, namely, the effects of relative density and roughness of the wall surface of pile. …”
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